How each class is protected
What happens when a student watches, shares or tries to download a class, with the limits explained plainly.
The problem we solve
The person leaking an academy's syllabus is rarely an attacker: it is an enrolled student with legitimate access who shares what they paid for. Hiding a link is not enough because that person can already watch the class.
What helps is identifying whoever obtains the copy, quickly removing access and getting an alert when someone tries to download the syllabus in bulk.
1. The class carries the viewer's identity
The academy chooses the identification shown in a corner during class. Name and ID are examples, not a requirement.
If someone tries to hide it, the player shows it again and, after repeated attempts, pauses the class and records what happened.
Two options: all plans show identity on screen. You can also have it recorded in parts of a downloaded copy.
2. A copied link does not open the syllabus
The video is not in a public folder. Each link lasts a short time, belongs to one class and works only while the student keeps access.
Copying it into a group does not give anyone else access.
3. Remove access in seconds
Impronta continuously checks that the student still has permission. We do not issue one pass for the whole video.
If you block a student, playback stops in about ten seconds, even halfway through a class and while they are trying to download it.
The difference: removing a class in the campus does not always stop an ongoing download. Impronta checks permission during playback.
4. Each academy's material is isolated
Videos and permissions for each customer are isolated. Store material in your own account to keep direct control of storage.
5. Alerts for bulk downloads
Watching a class takes time. A downloader tries to obtain many video parts at high speed. Impronta recognises the difference.
When it detects this behaviour, the academy receives an email with the student, class and data that triggered the alert, so you can review what happened before acting.
You decide: it first records and alerts. If blocking is enabled it can stop suspicious playback, without automatically blocking every normal session.
6. History by student and class
We record who accessed each class, how much they watched and when. History is kept for 24 months, so a leak found months later can still be investigated.
The dashboard separates normal playback from an attempt to obtain the whole class at once. You can review it student by student and class by class.
The limit: history points to whoever obtained the class, not necessarily whoever shared it later. It is information to review the case, not forensic proof.
What we do not do
Certified DRM (Widevine, FairPlay). It is a different anti-copy system and does not prevent screen recording. If a publisher contract requires it, we are not your provider.
IP blocking. Mobile IPs change between Wi-Fi and data and would cut off an innocent student.
Identifying every second of a download. Downloaded-copy protection records identity periodically, not in every frame. Deliberate editing can remove those sections; it greatly increases traceability but does not make the video impossible to modify.
Preventing screen recording. A browser cannot do that. We make the recording identifiable.
Protecting against two students coordinating. Special systems exist for that case, but they are not included.
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